Equine Assisted Learning... What is it?  Equine assisted learning is a "participative" learner based educational experience with horses. More specifically, EAL is an effective approach to human development that encourages individual and team growth. Participants engage in objectively driven exercises and find themselves learning valuable life and leadership skills in a fun, very unique and exciting atmosphere. 

 

Why horses?  Horses consistenly react to stimulus provided by participants. Some of the joys associated with working with horses are: They don't judge, but they constantly assess. Their feedback is honest and instant. Learning to listen to what horses have to say is powerful and often inspires individual change. By including horses in specially designed educational exercises, equine assisted facilitators have greatly multiplied the participant's rate of succes to self discovery and honed leadership skills.

 

How do horses help? Horses can magnify an individual or team problem immediately and provide a skilled facilitator with an opportunity to identify an individual's character. Horses don't overthink a participant's motives, but horses do challenge their behaviour and leadership. 

 

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